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DDT (Insecticide)

Known as: TbisC-ethane, 4,4'-Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, clofenotane 
A white, odorless and tasteless, very stable, water-insoluble, synthetic, crystalline chlorinated hydrocarbon that is soluble in most organic… 
National Institutes of Health

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Review
1989
Review
1989
Organochlorine chemicals in human breast milk in Hong Kong
The results of a small-scale survey of organochlorine contaminants in human breast milk are presented and compared to previous… 
1987
1987
Persistence of DDT and metabolites in wildlife from Washington state orchards
Residues of the DDT group, particularlyp,p′-DDT (DDT) were detected in high or unusual amounts in some wildlife samples collected… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Characterization of benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylase of trout liver.
Trout liver microsomes contained as 0.40 nmole of cytochrome P-450 per mg of protein and a NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Persistence and vertical distribution of DDT, lindane, and aldrin residues, 10 and 15 years after a single soil application.
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide residue in human tissues.
Multiple tissues from 70 autopsy cases in Tucson, Ariz, during 1967 and 1968 were analyzed for chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Conversion of DDT to DDD in soil and the effect of these compounds on soil microorganisms.
DDT was rapidly converted to DDD in submerged soil amended with alfalfa residue. The rate of conversion increased with increasing… 
1968
1968
Pharmacodynamic study of DDT in cockerels.
White Leghorn cockerels were fed commercial DDT at levels of 250, 500, and 1000 μg/day in the diet. The absorption, distribution… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Accumulation of DDT and dieldrin by microorganisms.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Light and electron microscopy of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) poisoning in the rat liver.
  • P. Ortega
  • Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical…
  • 1966
  • Corpus ID: 33449725
Highly Cited
1948
Highly Cited
1948
The effect of DDT on sensory and motor structures in the cockroach leg.